Ebtikar for Innovation and Creativity Development Association, in cooperation with the German Jordanian University, launched the seventh scientific camp, which aims to students' scientific thinking, exploration, and innovation skills.
The camp targets teachers who are keen to maintain their motivation and enthusiasm for developing their scientific skills, as well as students who are ambitious to learn. The camp will help them deepen their scientific and applied knowledge in the field of science, engineering, mathematics, and technology, in order to improve teaching methods and develop scientific skills for teachers and their students.
This year the camp will host, Professor Maija Aksela, the Director of the Science, Mathematics, and Technology Network in Finnish Universities, where she will give a lecture on education in Finland and the use of the "STEAM" approach in education and experiment. Prof. Aksela met with GJU President Prof. Dr. Aladdin Al-Halhouli and discussed ways of cooperation between both sides.
The camp agenda, which lasts for a week and is implemented as part of the “kinder Uni” program activities that was launched by the university last month, includes; Scientific experiments and challenges in the field of electronics, mechanics, and physics, and training in problem-solving using the "STEAM" approach. The participants include guests, engineers, and students from Algeria, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates, as well as students and teachers from the governorates of Ajloun, Irbid, Mafraq, Zarqa, Amman, and Madaba.